Manoj Bajpayee is all set to headline the upcoming feature Jugnuma, whose English title is The Fable. Director Ram Reddy will be helming the project, making it his second feature directorial. He had earlier directed the 2016 Kannada National Award-winning debut Thithi.
Jugnuma had successful premieres across film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Best Film at Leeds International Film Festival and Special Jury Prize at Mami Mumbai Film Festival. Now, the makers have announced the India release date as well. Jugnuma will hit the big screen on September 12 and it will be presented by Guneet Monga Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, who have come onboard as executive producers.
Set in the late 80s, the film follows Dev (Bajpayee), who discovers mysteriously burnt trees in his sprawling estate of fruit orchards nestled in the Indian Himalayas. In spite of all efforts, more fires break out, leading him to see himself and his family for who they truly are. The film also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Priyanka Bose and Tillotma Shome, among others.
“I had loved Raam’s Thithi, which was so rooted and genuine, and with Jugnuma, he has created a film that feels timeless,” Anurag Kashyap said in a statement. The filmmaker, who 0has previously collaborated with Bajpayee on the game-changing two-part epic Gangs of Wasseypur called his act in the film “unlike anything” the audience has seen before.